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Sept 10 was Nation Suicide Prevention day, and it is alarming
to see the skyrocketing numbers of suicides that are happening in the teenage population.
Depression between teenagers has risen more than 60%, and suicide more than 50%.
Experts are scrambling to figure out why this is happening.
For that reason, mental health specialists at the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital now say that, since half of all mental health issues start by the age of ...

Scientists have found that spending two hours a week in nature is strongly linked to better health and well-being. According to the NHS, it is not surprising then, than more doctors than ever are giving out "green prescriptions" to those that suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression. Activities like walking and gardening are among the most popular recommendations that doctors are giving.
You can read the entire article by clicking here.
Chronic depression cannot be cured by ...

According to Medical News Today, research done at Wake
Forest Baptist Health In North Caroline showed a link between mindfulness meditation
and signs of improved measures of cognition in adults with mild cognitive impairment.
The researchers put participants in two different groups.
The first group was given an eight-week course on mindfulness and yoga, which
the control group joined “a waiting list” to get the course later.
The study showed that the group that participated in the ...

We all know the damage that air pollution can have on the
human body, especially the lungs. Air quality has gotten so bad in certain
areas that it can actually be deadly to people living in them. But now,
researchers and geneticists from different countries are finding it out that
there may be an associated risk between the quality of the air and some mental
illnesses.
You can read the entire story in National Geographic
There seem to be many factors that can prove to be a detriment
to ...

The ADAA (Anxiety and Depression Association of America) argues that nearly 20 percent of people struggling with social anxiety are dependent on alcohol or drugs. It means that to deal with anxiety issues some people resort to alcohol or drugs. As alcohol is a depressant, people struggling with anxious feelings use it in order to relieve psychological tension and unwind. However, it is not a good strategy in terms of mental health. Prolonged drinking or drug intake can lead to serious addict...

Stimulant drugs like Adderall
are extremely popular with young students, who use them to be able to keep up
with their workload and continue performing at a peak level. Even though these
medications are designed for people who suffer from conditions like ADHD, a study
from John Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Public Health in Baltimore, MD, found that in the United States, the
nonprescribed use of Adderall had increased by 67%among young adults
over approximately 6 years.
However, a new ...

An Australian study funded by St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne, examined 22 drugs and measured the risk to an individual and the damage to society as a whole.
Alcohol was, by far, the most damaging drugs to Australians, scoring 77 out of 100, followed by crystal meth, heroin and fentanyls.
You can read the entire article by clicking here.
The scariest thing about alcohol is not only how damaging it can be, it is that it is a staple of our culture and society, and most of the ...

According to NBC news, a study published Wednesday on the Journal of the American Geriatric Society studied the data on 10,927 people over age 65 who participated in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health between 2015 and 2017. The results concluded that about 1 in 10 adults in the age range binge drink on a regular basis.
With over 80% percent of adults over 65 having chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes, the risk of increased health problems skyrockets when they are ...

It looks like The US is not the only country that is dealing
with a severe opioid epidemic, and the Canadian pharmaceutical industry is also
playing a big role in swaying the opinions of doctors, funding medical schools
and affecting the type of drugs that are generally prescribed.
Global News in Canada is doing a 4-part series documenting
what is going on with the addiction problem in their neck of the woods, portraying
real life stories of people that were, sometimes, unnecessarily ...

The stigma around mental illness had always meant that for
most people, it was a topic of no discussion. No one discussed the
implications, the pain, the side effects or even the treatments they sometimes
needed to undergo. However, with the rise of social media, the way people
communicate has drastically changed, and there are many now that not only talk
about their mental illnesses online, but also seek help through the Internet.
Yet this prompts the question: is it a good idea to do ...